The upperclass application for SWE Scholarships opened December 1st. Sophomores and above for the 2011-2012 academic year sophomores can apply through February 15th. Freshmen can create a profile now, but their application will not be available until March.
For more information, visit the SWE Scholarship page.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The Heart of Collaboration: How Science and Engineering Go Hand-in-Hand
We are excited to pass along an article written by Joanne Manaster, a faculty member in the School of Integrative Biology, and the head of our Bioengineering camp for G.A.M.E.S. Professor Manaster is also the author of the website Joanne Loves Science.
From the article:
"How often do you give thought to your heart? As long as your heart is beating properly and without pain, most of us are unconcerned with how doctors, scientists and engineers study the heart, diagnose problems, and create solutions to conditions and maladies that affect the heart.
When something goes wrong with the heart, doctors are able to diagnose the problem based on knowledge supplied by science. The tools doctors use to diagnose the problem (such as ultrasound, the electrocardiogram (EKG), the stethoscope and blood pressure machine) and then treat the problem (via stents, pacemakers, replacement valves and drugs) come from a field called bioengineering. Let’s take a look at how the broad field of bioengineering helps us when our heart is not at its best. By definition, bioengineering can be considered a combination of any field of engineering mixed with any field of biology, in any proportion."
To read the rest of this great article, please visit the website!
From the article:
"How often do you give thought to your heart? As long as your heart is beating properly and without pain, most of us are unconcerned with how doctors, scientists and engineers study the heart, diagnose problems, and create solutions to conditions and maladies that affect the heart.
When something goes wrong with the heart, doctors are able to diagnose the problem based on knowledge supplied by science. The tools doctors use to diagnose the problem (such as ultrasound, the electrocardiogram (EKG), the stethoscope and blood pressure machine) and then treat the problem (via stents, pacemakers, replacement valves and drugs) come from a field called bioengineering. Let’s take a look at how the broad field of bioengineering helps us when our heart is not at its best. By definition, bioengineering can be considered a combination of any field of engineering mixed with any field of biology, in any proportion."
To read the rest of this great article, please visit the website!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
2011 ITI Undergraduate Summer Research Internship, Deadline: January 31, 2011
2011 ITI UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY http://www.iti.illinois.edu/2011interns
Applications due January 31, 2011 (for international applicants) or February 20, 2011 (for U.S. applicants)
The Information Trust Institute (ITI), a national leader in combining research and education with industrial outreach in trustworthy and secure information systems, invites undergraduates to apply for Undergraduate Research Internship awards for Summer 2011. Selected students will be supervised by ITI researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who are leading experts in a number of information trust, information assurance, and security research areas.
All interns will receive stipends and housing. The duration of the internships will be 8-10 weeks. The main program will run from May 31 to July 29; if those dates conflict with your academic calendar, other start and end dates may be considered.
ELIGIBILITY:Applicants should be undergraduate students at any university, in their second or third year, who have completed some technical course work in computing. Applicants who will have completed their third (junior) year are preferred. Both U.S. and international students are welcome to apply.
APPLICATION PROCESS:Please apply at www.iti.illinois.edu/2011interns no later than January 31, 2011 (if you are an international student, including international students now studying in the U.S.) or February 20, 2011 (if you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident). Note that international students have an earlier deadline in order to allow time for visa applications and processing.
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Students who are women and/or members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS:Visit the website, www.iti.illinois.edu/2011interns.
If you can't find an answer to your question there, contact:
Dr. Masooda Bashir
ITI Assistant Director for Social Trust Initiatives
mnb@iti.illinois.edu
Applications due January 31, 2011 (for international applicants) or February 20, 2011 (for U.S. applicants)
The Information Trust Institute (ITI), a national leader in combining research and education with industrial outreach in trustworthy and secure information systems, invites undergraduates to apply for Undergraduate Research Internship awards for Summer 2011. Selected students will be supervised by ITI researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who are leading experts in a number of information trust, information assurance, and security research areas.
All interns will receive stipends and housing. The duration of the internships will be 8-10 weeks. The main program will run from May 31 to July 29; if those dates conflict with your academic calendar, other start and end dates may be considered.
ELIGIBILITY:Applicants should be undergraduate students at any university, in their second or third year, who have completed some technical course work in computing. Applicants who will have completed their third (junior) year are preferred. Both U.S. and international students are welcome to apply.
APPLICATION PROCESS:Please apply at www.iti.illinois.edu/2011interns no later than January 31, 2011 (if you are an international student, including international students now studying in the U.S.) or February 20, 2011 (if you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident). Note that international students have an earlier deadline in order to allow time for visa applications and processing.
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Students who are women and/or members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS:Visit the website, www.iti.illinois.edu/2011interns.
If you can't find an answer to your question there, contact:
Dr. Masooda Bashir
ITI Assistant Director for Social Trust Initiatives
mnb@iti.illinois.edu
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